Christine Thacker - Because the World is Round

Steph Lusted - After Midnight

Avid Jewellery warmly invites you to view Steph Lusted's lasted work; After Midnight.

3 - 17 November 2012

Emma Camden - Filling the void

Emma Camden

Filling the Void

6 - 17 October 2012

You are warmly invited to meet Emma at the opening; 

Tuesday 6 October,  5.30 - 7.00pm

Scott McFarlane - Exhibition Opening Tonight

Scott McFarlane's exhibition of his latest work, "The pictures of the past change their meanings fast" opens tonight at 5.30pm.  Come along and have a glass of wine, meet Scott and view the 400 tiles that are now hanging in our upstairs gallery.

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Barry Clarke - Sea Songs

 

Barry Clarke

Sea Songs

8 - 22 September 2012

You are warmly invited to view Barry's lastest collection of jewellery based on his time working in the merchant navy.  It will be on display in the AVID Jewellery from Saturday 8th September. 

Scott McFarlane - Exhibition opening next week

 

Scott McFarlane

The pictures of the past change their meaning fast

11 - 22 September 2012

You are warmly invited to meet Scott at the 

artist's preview, in our upstairs gallery

Tuesday 11th September 2012 from 5.30 - 7.00pm.  

David Holmes - Circus

David Holmes new work entitled 'Circus' is up in AVID Jewellery, and looking beautiful. Here is what David has to say about the process behind this series of work:

In the process of making the jewellery for this focus exhibition I have rediscovered the wonders of the traditional art of cuttlefish casting. First you carve your image into the soft cuttlefish bone, then you pour molten silver into the bone leaving the image of the carving behind and a natural wave patterning on its surface from the texture of the cuttlefish itself. The hot metal burns out the bone as it hardens so you can only use it once. This means if you don't get everything right you have to start the process all over again.

I love the mysterious mood I managed to get with my circus figures by using this method of casting. I made the chains to hang the figures and hold this mood by creating different sized and shaped links, manipulating each link individually and then bringing them together to make abstract patterns along the chain's length. This gives the diverse links of the chain a sense of unity. The chains and figures could stand alone as the brooches do but putting them together gives the performers something to work with - something to hold on to and to fly from.
I hope you enjoy wearing them.
 David Holmes
Dunedin, July 2012

John Parker - Negatives Positives

John Parker's latest show, Negatives Positives has been very successful, with many collectors delighted at being able to add some new shapes and a new glaze to their collections.  It is not too late however, there is still a handful of amazing pieces left, if you are wanting to add to, or start your John Parker collection.  We also have official John Parker Orb tee-shirts for sale in a variety of sizes.  They are printed on 100% organic, pre-shrunk 160 GSM cotton, and retail for $59.

David Holmes - The Circus

John Parker - Negatives Positives

Justin Reichs - Shades of Green

John Roy - Digging Holes

 

John Roy 

Digging Holes

19 - 30 June

AVID Gallery would like to introduce a new ceramic artist to the stable; John Roy.

John trained at Wanganui Polytechnic, graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor in Fine Arts majoring in ceramics.

Since then he has become a prominent New Zealand ceramicist who as Greg Donson said "has determinedly stuck with ceramics and successfully pushed the boundaries of the medium and over the last few years, has also created multi-part works that have occupied spaces in unexpected way". Based in Tauranga, John creates work that revolves around iconic forms and the social memory built around them.

Paul Maseyk - Naked

'Naked', Paul Maseyk's exhibition of new work will be opening on Tuesday 29th May at 5.30pm and will run through to June 16.

Rainer Beneke - Good As Gold

Rainer Beneke Rings L-R: 22ct Gold w. 0.502ct Diamond, 22ct Gold w. 9 Rubies, 22ct Gold w. Oval Sapphire 

Good As Gold, an exhibition of exquisite new jewellery by Rainer Beneke is now on until May 19, in AVID jewellery.

Rainer Beneke Earrings, 22ct Gold w. Diamonds

Emily Siddell & Stephen Bradbourne

Emily Siddell - Crocheted Black Wire & Fused Glass

 'Link' a collaborative show by Emily Siddell and Stephen Bradbourne is on until the 28th April.  The exhibition features sole work as well as collaborative pieces by Emma and Stephen; where Stephen has blown glass vessels around Emily's beaded forms.

"Both of our separate practices share similar concerns - The adornment of objects,   surface decoration, detailed repeat pattern and intricate linear assemblage. These new collaborative pieces demonstrate and explore the links between our individual techniques and ideas.
Blown murrine vessels incorporate detailed linear decoration as an integral part of the work.
Fine crocheted kete utilise a mesh like wire structure with glass adornment applied as a separate exterior layer.
The new beaded bowls have a wire and glass adornment that is partially fused onto the surface during the blowing process, creating an interplay between the surface decoration and the clear glass vessel."

Emily Siddell & Stephen Bradbourne, 2012

Emily Siddell & Stephen Bradbourne - Beaded Vessels

Stephen Bradbourne - Murrine Leaf

Emily Siddell & Stephen Bradbourne - Link

Bronwynne Cornish - Consulting the Oracle

Our gallery space has been transformed by Bronwynne Cornish for her show Consulting the Oracle. The Oracles stem from a body of work that Bronwynne begun in Delhi, at an artist's residency at Sanscritti in 2006.

India has one of the highest rates of potters per capita and the majority of these are village potters, making local deities out of clay. The first Oracle was made for the show 'Lugosi's Children' at Object Space in Auckland and as I gathered more mirrors others followed.  I think of the accumulated faces behind the mirrors, all the people who have looked into them over the years. What were they looking for? What did they see? Look into the mirror and a question may come and maybe, even an answer found.  In uncertain times we pursue unusual ways.

Bronwynne Cornish
2012

Oracle with Jackal - Bronwynne Cornish

 The exhibition runs until the 17th of March, and features an 'Oracle Box', where you can consult the oracles and find answers to questions on love, fate, destiny, health, wealth or prosperity.

Baby Owl on Stump - Bronwynne Cornish

Bronwynne Cornish - Consulting the Oracle

Dilana Workshop

Maquettes for the Floor - A spontaneous collection of miniature rugs by Dilana Workshop

24 February - 17 March 2012

At the start of November Dilana Workshop invited seven artists to design miniature rugs drawing on 1000+ colours from the Christchurch workshops yarn stock. A selection from this collection is available to view & purchase in our upstairs gallery.

Richard Killeen - Orange Plane

Richard Killeen - Bomber

Moveable Feast

Ann Culy - Boulder Opal

'Moveable Feast', new works by  Dunedin based jeweller, Ann Culy, begins today and is on display in the jewellery section until March 10.  Ann has given us an outstanding range of pieces that convey movement through form and colour, using 22ct & 24ct gold, as well as a selection of stones that capture and move light..

I have always been facinated how jewellery becomes animated with the life of movement on the body . Some of these stones, gathered over the years have that deep internal life, I love to give them the form releasing them to play in the world. 

Ann Culy, 2012

Ann Culy - Ring with Bead

Ann Culy - Moonstone Pool

Ann Culy - Ring on Ring